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A young male lion (Panthera leo)12 -15 months old as estimated by the rangers watching two rhino`s approach.He belongs to the xiumhungwe pride,consisting of 4-5 female lionesses there were 8 cubs of varying age in the pride all fathered by one of the mapogos male coalition.Life is tough in the wild and at the time of taking this photo (October 2011)it was felt that all the cubs would be safe and protected by the mapogos who consisted of originally 6 large male lions but only 3 in october 2011 .They were still powerful and the dominant males,but since then one of the mapogos was killed by the Southern coalition of 4 males who are younger and threatening to take over the territory.This puts all the cubs fathered by the mapogos at risk ,although this male and his brother will probably be ok as they may be old enough to protect themselves,but the younger ones are at significant risk,Leopard hills viewing area ,Sabi Sands,South Africa

Thanks,Dan,i went back and looked at some of my shots of the mapogos and you are right their manes are brown to dark brown but not black.One of the mapogos was definately the father of this young lion:)